The #OrwellBridge#A14#Suffolk is closed to ALL VEHICLES btwn J56 and J57 due to strong winds. Eastbound traffic is diverted via the A1214 through #Ipswich, the A1189 + A1156, to leave the A14 at J55 #Copdock back on at J58 #Levington. Westbound traffic = same rds, reverse order

The agency said it would be continuing to monitor the wind speeds before making a decision on when the bridge should re-open.

A spokesman for Highways England said: “The worst of the weather is expected between 10pm and midnight but wind speeds will be assessed throughout this period with the bridge expected to reopen at midnight.”

The closure is the 14th to take place on the bridge in the last six years.

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